Checking – Are you improving performance and saving energy or not? If not, why not and what do you need to do to improve.

2.1 MONITORING AND MEASUREMENT

The key characteristics of an energy management system must be monitored and measured. These key characteristics include:

Analysis transforms data into useful information upon which action can be taken. Standard spread- sheets are quite adequate for many applications.

For reliable monitoring and measuring, equipment being used should provide data that is accurate. A one degree centigrade error in the evaporating temperature of a refrigeration plant can represent a 3 per cent variation in energy use.

Routine checking is required of legal and other compliance. Several times a year you need to review your list of requirements to ensure that you are in compliance.

5.1 CONDUCT INTERNAL AUDITS

The purpose of an internal audit is to check that the EnMS is operating as designed.
An internal audit of an EnMS is an independent, systematic review of part or an organization’s EnMS.

A non-conformance can be defined as failure to fulfill a specific requirement.
The correction, corrective and preventive-action process is a means by which you can correct any deviations from the requirements.